Handover Control in MBMS Enabled 3G Mobile Cellular Networks

Author

Christophorou, Christophoros ; Pitsillides, Andreas ; Binucci, Nicola

Author_Institution

Cyprus Univ., Nikosia

fYear

2007

fDate

1-5 July 2007

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

Handover control in a cellular infrastructure aims to provide continuity of mobile services to a user traveling over cell boundaries. Using the existing Handover control algorithm in 3rd generation (3G) mobile cellular networks supporting multicast and broadcast multimedia services (MBMS) might prove inefficient due to the new aspects introduced. In this paper we investigate and highlight the inefficiencies caused when a PMM (packet mobility management)-connected mobile user is receiving an MBMS service and performs a handover using the existing handover approach. We therefore propose and evaluate a specific MBMS handover approach to address the issues highlighted in our analysis.

Keywords

3G mobile communication; broadcasting; cellular radio; mobility management (mobile radio); multicast communication; multimedia communication; packet radio networks; telecommunication control; 3G mobile cellular networks; MBMS; PMM-connected mobile user; handover control algorithm; mobile services; multicast-broadcast multimedia service; packet mobility management; 3G mobile communication; Cellular networks; Computer science; Digital multimedia broadcasting; Downlink; Land mobile radio cellular systems; Mobile computing; Multicast algorithms; Multimedia communication; Power control; Handover; MBMS; Mobility; UMTS Multicast;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Mobile and Wireless Communications Summit, 2007. 16th IST

Conference_Location

Budapest

Print_ISBN

963-8111-66-6

Electronic_ISBN

963-8111-66-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISTMWC.2007.4299187

Filename

4299187